"Like Strangers" is a song written by

Boudleaux Bryant Felice Bryant (born Matilda Genevieve Scaduto; August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) and Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant (; February 13, 1920 – June 25, 1987) were an American husband-and-wife country music and pop songwriting team. They were be ...

, which was a hit single for

The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers were an American rock duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close-harmony singing. Consisting of Isaac Donald "Don" Everly and Phillip "Phil" Everly, the duo combined elements of rock and roll, country, ...

in 1960. The song was later a

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hit for

Gail Davies Gail Davies (born Patricia Gail Dickerson; June 5, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and the first female record producer in country music. She is the daughter of country singer Tex Dickerson and the sister of songwriter Ron Davies. Gai ...

in 1980.

The Everly Brothers version

The Everly Brothers released the song on their album ''The Fabulous Style of the Everly Brothers'' in spring of 1960, and as a single in autumn of that year. It spent 10 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 22,Hot 100 - The Everly Brothers Like Strangers Chart History
''Billboard.com''. Retrieved April 3, 2018. while reaching No. 11 on the

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'' chart,Everly Brothers - Full Official Chart History
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''. Retrieved April 3, 2018 and No. 32 on

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's CHUM Hit Parade.

Chart performance

Gail Davies version

Gail Davies released a cover of the song in 1980 as a single and on the album ''The Game''. Davies' version reached No. 21 on the ''

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'' "

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" chart, No. 17 on the ''

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'' Country Singles chart, No. 20 on the ''

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'' Top 100 Country chart, and No. 52 on Canada's ''

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'' Country 75 Singles chart.Country 75 Singles
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'', Volume 33, No. 8, May 17, 1980. Retrieved April 3, 2018.

References

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